A ravishing ruthless aura taints the melodic essence of Boys Will Be Boys, the new single from Mayzie. The contrast between the music and the artists inspired vocal performance reigns immaculate, with the evolution of the song rising in tandem with the singer. It builds with a cinematic affect, as if the band is influenced by the vocal performance to adapt the mode of the music more dark and brooding.
Poetically brilliant, what sounds like a band is actually the dark musings of Mayzie herself. Boys Will Be Boys is her chance to cut loose and embrace her debaucherous nature, or perhaps to excercise her frustrations and acquired demons as the title might suggest.
For context, consider her work with other genre specific notables like wavers VHS Dreams or melodic shoegazers Oceans. Both projects we’ve featured before and bear more evidence that happy accidents don’t occur in our wild. Mayzie is the real deal and the new single has the viscous energy and abstract art appeal known to Idles. We haven’t been able to say that about anyone else.
Mayzie is featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.
With vintage attitude and cool kid swagger Bosola peels back the facade with their new single Truth Man. Brit Pop with an 80s alternative heart, the single recalls the classic influence of bands like the Replacements while also citing an updated sensibility reflective of The Libertines or Shame. Like all of them Bosola lands authentic, returning rock to its genuine garage foundings.
Beyond the jam Bosola drops clever lyrical quips with cheeky references reminiscent of Punk’s first awakened wave. “Do you ever feel lied to? I do?.” It’s one of the magnetic moments that reigns relatable, like how early punk rhetoric said what the mainstream artists wouldn’t.
Hear Truth Man now on our Best New Rock Playlist.
Lucy McWilliams shines convincingly within the epic that is her new single Old Ways. Initially seductive with an intoxicating affect, McWilliams adapts emotionally as the arrangement erupts in tandem. It’s a mix of yearning and dissapointment, a feeling of exhaustion from the relentless cycle known to hopeless lovers.
Lucy conjures a history of heartache with an inspired performance that simply stands alone in timbre and contrast within this realm. Her voice is a rarity in Rock, and it’s effective. A sure thing for fans of Wolf Alice and even some heavier selections from Phoebe Bridgers. Old Ways is a jam.
Lucy McWilliams is featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.
Meat In Space. You know you want some. Oh wait that’s the name of the band who drew us in with their new single Ruby Tourmaline. Slightly quirky in a way that amplifies the insanity of it all, Meat In Space is favorably unconventional with clever compositional surprise. It’s heard in how their chord progressions trick you into expecting formality. It’s an aesthetic we adore and it offers their music a signature presence.
The singers fury and the songs acoustic first design recall how Cobain might have sounded as a frontman for The Violent Femmes. With a vibrant sound print courtesy of their Tascam 388 reel to reel, Meat In Space effectively cites a bygone era while offering some new energy within this vibe. We freakin dig it.
Ruby Tourmaline is featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.
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